The influence of the therapeutic relationship in treatment for alcohol dependency

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 261-268

  Ritter, Alison ^a   Bowden, Stephen ^b   Murray, Tania ^c   Ross, Paula ^d   Greeley, Janet ^e   Pead, John ^f  

^a TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Alcohol Tobacco Other Drug Serv   (Australia)

^d Inner South Community Health Services   (Australia)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f People Care Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol treatment; Therapeutic relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036025711     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0959523021000002723     Document Type: Article

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